Tag-holder.



No. 889,594. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908. L. FOURNIB.

TAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION IIL BD JAN. 29, 1906.

i l /iinsses: Invenfir,

LOUIS FOURNIE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

TAG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Application filed January 29, 1906. Serial No. 298,390.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs FOURNIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county. of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tag-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My'invention relates to tag holders, for securing tags to boxes, barrels, and kegs containing beer or other beverages and its adaptability will equally extend to all classes of merchandise wherein nails have been employed for fastening shipping tags to the product.

To this end my invention consists of certain novel parts and combinations of parts which are illustrated in the drawings and pointed out in the specification, and claimed in the claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my tag holder screwed in position to a board representing a broken section of a beer case, and further representing a tag designated A. secured in position between said case and the holder. Fig. 2 shows the holder in perspective with the portion adapted to clasp the tag inverted, disclosing depending spurs which will be fully described. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line A. A. of Fig. 1, disclosing means for securing the free end of the holder to the case after the tag has been placed in position.

1 illustrates the tag holder and 2 a section of a beer case to which it is secured by means of a hinge 3. The holder 1 comprises a rectangular piece of heavy resilient metal, and is provided with a rectangular opening 4 cen tral thereof as shown. And is further provided with a plurality of depending spurs 5 which are integral with the holder 1. Said spurs are formed by stamping V-shaped openings in the metal, as shown, and the spurs so formed are then bent downwardly at a right angle to the underside of the holder,-

so that when the holder is placed in position as indicated at Fig. 1, the wood is penetrated by the spurs 5 and the device will be held secure until it is purposely removed. I will further designate the spur at the free end of the holder 7 which I will refer to further on.

Secured to the case 2 by means of staples 8 is a spring wire catch 9, the depending spur 7 is provided with oppositely arranged recesses 10 and 11, so that when the free end of the holder 1 is crowded down said spur is forced between the folds of the spring 9 until the said recesses are engaged thereby. A slight twist of a flat pocket key, or other similar instrument, inserted between the folds of said spring will readily cause disengagement.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with a box, of a plate hinged thereto, in which plate is formed an opening, a series of prongs integral with and projecting rearwardly from the rear side of the plate, one of which prongs is provided on its opposite sides with recesses, and a spring catch arranged in the face of the box and which is adapted to engage in the recesses in the prong whenthe plate is swung against the face of the boX.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS FOURNIE.

Witnesses:

ELEANORE O. WALTON, JOHN G. EVERETT. 

